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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Publication date
February 15, 2015
Pages
312
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781780233734
ISBN-10
1780233736
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 10 in.
Weight
1.80 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$45.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Forestsâand the trees within themâhave always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species. Examining and challenging our historical and modern attitudes toward wooded environments, this engaging book explores how our understanding of forests has transformed in recent years and how it fits in our continuing anxiety about our impact on the natural world.
           Drawing on the most recent work of historians, ecologist geographers, botanists, and forestry professionals, Charles Watkins reveals how established ideas about treesâsuch as the spread of continuous dense forests across the whole of Europe after the Ice Ageâhave been questioned and even overturned by archaeological and historical research. He shows how concern over woodland loss in Europe is not well foundedâespecially while tropical forests elsewhere continue to be clearedâand he unpicks the variety of values and meanings different societies have ascribed to the arboreal. Altogether, he provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of humankindâs interaction with this abused but valuable resource.
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           Drawing on the most recent work of historians, ecologist geographers, botanists, and forestry professionals, Charles Watkins reveals how established ideas about treesâsuch as the spread of continuous dense forests across the whole of Europe after the Ice Ageâhave been questioned and even overturned by archaeological and historical research. He shows how concern over woodland loss in Europe is not well foundedâespecially while tropical forests elsewhere continue to be clearedâand he unpicks the variety of values and meanings different societies have ascribed to the arboreal. Altogether, he provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of humankindâs interaction with this abused but valuable resource.
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Editions
Hardcover
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from Reaktion Books (February 15, 2015)
9781780233734 | details & prices | 312 pages | 6.50 × 10.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $45.00
About: Forestsâand the trees within themâhave always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species.
About: Forestsâand the trees within themâhave always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Reaktion Books (July 15, 2016)
9781780236643 | details & prices | 312 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.10 in. | List price $27.00
About: Forestsâand the trees within themâhave always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species.
About: Forestsâand the trees within themâhave always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species.
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